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Fast lane will get faster in some places
Have a need for speed? Then get ready for new rules that soon will give Texas motorists a green light to drive even faster.
The Texas Transportation Commission on Thursday approved increasing speed limits to 75 mph along more than 1,500 miles of highways in the state, including portions of Interstates 10, 35 and 37 in Bexar County.
But don't start gunning your engines just yet — the speed limits don't change until new signs go up.
New speed limit signs should be up by the end of February, pending the outcome of ongoing traffic studies, said Laura Lopez, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Transportation's San Antonio division.
Thursday's vote in Austin formalized a law passed last year that allowed TxDOT to boost speed limits from 70 mph on certain roadways, if studies showed safety wouldn't be jeopardized.
This week's adjustment is the latest to go into effect. The transportation commission already had approved increasing speed limits on four Central Texas highways.
Previously, motorists could drive 75 mph (or in some places 80) only on highways in rural counties, and most of those were in West Texas.
The new rules will boost speed limits on state highways in 60 Texas counties.
Another part of the new provision, which went into effect in September, eliminated reduced speed limits on state highways at night.
The higher speed limits will expedite travel along state roadways without compromising safety, said Carol Rawson, TxDOT Traffic Operations Division director.
"Texas' economic strength depends on the efficient and safe movement of people and goods," Rawson said. "These new speed limits increase highway efficiency while maintaining the safety of the transportation system."
However, some studies suggest raising the speed limit leads to an increase in fatalities and injuries, said Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Speed limits on some local interstate freeways are to increase. The speed goes from 70 mph to 75 once signs are updated.
I-10 from Loop 1604 to Kerr-Gillespie county line (63 miles)
I-10 from Mile Marker 582 (near Foster Road exit) to the Austin-Waller county line (145 miles)
I-35 from Texas Spur 422 to the Frio-Medina county line (31 miles)
I-37 from Mile Marker 134 (south of Military Drive exit) to Mile Marker 4 in Corpus Christi (130 miles)
Source: Texas Department of Transportation
"The research is clear — when speed limits go up, so do the deaths," Rader said. "Raising the speed limit gets people to their destination faster but with the trade-off that roads are less safe."
Lopez said studies ultimately will determine if the speeds can safely be increased on I-10 and I-35.
Because the I-37 study is complete, new speed limit signs could be up as early as next week, she said.
But put the brakes on your wildest speed demon dreams: The higher speed limits only will apply to some portions of the highways, and most of those will be outside San Antonio's urban core.
"The center of Bexar County is not going to be affected," Lopez said. "It's going to be more the outskirts, headed out of Bexar County."
Expect to see new speed limit signs on I-37 south of Loop 410 and all the way to Corpus Christi.
TxDOT officials are studying the 75-mph limit for I-10 from the Kerr and Gillespie county lines to Loop 1604 on the north side of town, and on the interstate from near Foster Road, east toward Houston, Lopez said.
South of San Antonio along I-35, the higher speeds are being considered between the Frio and Medina County line and Texas Spur 422/Texas 16 in San Antonio, she said.
The cost of implementing the new speed limits is $384,024, which includes speed studies and installing the new signs, according to TxDOT.
For more information, go to txdot.gov and click on "Commission approves speed limit increases" under the "What's new" section.


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The sphere is symetrical to the place (x/z) containing row 0. My expression uses this symetry to facilitate the construction of the sphere.
Let's take a closer look :
The Null object "A" is in the middle of the sphere and is the parent of all the other layers. This allows to easily move and orient the sphere.
The value "a" allows to manage the space between two layers.
For the sphere to be perfectly homogeneous, this space has to be identical for all layers.
That is the first problem we encounter, because the radius of a slice depends on its row. Thus the spacing angle too.
The image below illustrates this problem : we want the AB distance to be equal to the A'B' distance.
The radius of the "middle" slice (row 0) is d, the radius of the sphere.
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The second difficulty is the amount of layers per slice. The answer is simple, it is
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From there one has to adjust the spacing angle for each row, which becomes :
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The symetry is obtained with the function Math.pow, Math.floor is the number of the layer : index-2 or n (n is the number of the layer, the first layer of the sphere is number 1...etc).
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John Berg truly had "the best possible job at the best possible time." As art director (and later creative director and vice president) of Columbia/CBS Records from 1961 until 1985, Berg oversaw a golden age of record cover design. From his office in New York's Midtown he created covers for Dylan, Springsteen and Monk, to name just a few. He commissioned photography from Avedon and illustrations from Glaser and Chwast. He won four Grammys and countless other music and design industry awards. If you've ever purchased any popular music from that era, there's a good chance that it was released by Columbia, and that its visual presentation was in some way conceived by the creative mind of John Berg.
Yet decades later, in the age of digital downloads and compact discs, very few in the design industries seem to remember or appreciate Berg's significant graphic legacy, even though it's part of the cultural fabric. Reduced images, such as the ones included here, do his work little justice. Only by pulling back the gatefold sleeves of Dylan's Blonde on Blonde or Springsteen's Born to Run can Berg's masterful exploitation of the grand-scale format be appreciated. In our practically package-less age, his work stands as a testament to a more heroic and relevant time for music.
With such thoughts in mind, I went looking for John Berg and found him through his wife, Durell Godfrey, a well-known illustrator and current contributing photographer for The East Hampton Star, the Long Island newspaper where the couple resides. She was kind enough to act as an email liaison, bringing my questions to him, then transcribing his answers and sending them back to me. It's fitting for AIGA to publish this interview, since an exhibit of Berg's CBS Records work was mounted in its New York gallery in the late '70s and traveled to Paris and Ferrara, Italy (Berg also served on the AIGA board of directors around that time). Hopefully, Berg's legacy will continue to influence a new generation of designers who might benefit from his vast contributions.
Nini: Early on, you held various jobs in advertising and editorial design. How important were these experiences to you when you started working at Columbia? Were there skills or approaches you learned in those other areas that directly applied to the design of record covers?
Berg: I worked in the promotion art department at the Atlanta Paper Company for a year, and during that time I was mentioned twice in the Graphis annual. And I had some success in designing bottle carrier packaging for Pepsi. I later worked on accounts at Grey Advertising and Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB) agencies in New York. Realizing that advertising was not for me, I moved over to magazines and was a promotion designer and later a promotion art director at Esquire. I was there for three years before moving over to editorial, at a girlie magazine called Escapade, around 1959. My work there won a lot of awards from the New York Art Directors Club. There was a lot of freedom with the layouts—and the pictures were fun! The combination of these experiences molded my outlook toward graphic design, which was telling stories conceptually and stylishly.
Nini: In Gary Marmorstein's book The Label: The Story of Columbia Records, you mention being hired "on the spot" by Bob Cato. Is there more to the story?
Berg: By 1960 I was out of work and my wife was pregnant with our first child. We were living in Manhattan, and I dropped off my portfolio all over the place looking for a job. I had no expectations, but one day I just took my portfolio up to Columbia Records. Bob Cato saw me talking to his secretary and pulled me into his office for an interview. I had never seen him before, but he seemed to know who I was. He offered me a job on the spot. I stalled him because I had also interviewed at Life magazine, and I wanted to hear back from them before making a decision. After two weeks I took the job at Columbia. I never asked Bob how he knew who I was.
Nini: You joined Columbia Records as an art director in 1961, following in the footsteps of Alex Steinweiss (from late '30s to early '60s) and Neil Fujita, Roy Kuhlman and Bob Cato (during the '50s and '60s). Did you feel a certain responsibility to further what had been produced before your time, or more of a desire to take things in new directions?
Berg: I never worked with Alex Steinweiss, Neil Fujita or Roy Kuhlman, but was certainly aware of their work. My approach was very personal. I did what I thought was interesting, appropriate, informative, intriguing and, most important, graphically compelling. I think if you can achieve even one of these, you are doing good work. The more, of course, the better the work. I think I may have taken things in directions they never dreamed of.
Nini: Some of your early work at Columbia included covers for Bob Dylan, with whom you continued to work for several years. Did you realize at the time the kind of cultural impact he would have in the '60s and '70s? What were your experiences working with him on his record covers—any particular stories worth noting?
Berg: Bob Dylan was a personal hero to most of us on the creative end of the record business. The salespeople actively hated his work and what it stood for. Musically, I thought he was incredible and years ahead of everyone. We had an in-house photographer named Don Hunstein. He often photographed Dylan for me, and Bobby (as we called him) frequently chose the picture he wanted to use on his album covers. Hunstein shot the first album cover (Bob Dylan, 1962) on a windowsill at the Columbia offices. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963), shot on a snowy street, was also Hunstein's photo, and Bobby chose that image. Sometimes he would organize his own photo shoots and just arrive with his favorite picture. The Jerry Schatzberg cover for Blonde on Blonde is an example of a photo he showed up with. We worked with that picture rather than coming up with a total concept, so the type styles and the cropping became our contributions. I designed the Blonde on Blonde cover for Dylan so that it folded down. That allowed for an interesting rectangular/vertical photo instead of the standard square format. I think it was the first time that had been done with an album. Of course, the record threatened to fall out, but the graphics were great.
Nini: You commissioned Milton Glaser to do the now famous "psychedelic" Dylan poster that became a cultural icon. What is the story behind that particular project?
Berg: The Milton Glaser poster was assigned by me to go into Dylan's first Greatest Hits package (1967). The cover used Rowland Scherman's photo of Dylan's back-lit hair. That was the first time, to my knowledge, that a poster was shipped within a record package. The Greatest Hits album was cooked up because at that time Dylan was recovering from a motorcycle accident and couldn't produce a new album. An early sketch from Milton included a harmonica, by the way. That sketch is long gone. Of course the poster is on the cover of Milton's book.
Nini: You had the opportunity to work with a variety of well-known photographers and illustrators, including Richard Avedon, Milton Glaser, Paul Davis and Seymour Chwast, to name a few. How did you decide when it was time to bring in a collaborator, and what kind of direction did you usually provide?
Berg: I was intent on winning prestigious AIGA and Art Directors Club awards, so that I could prevail on artists and photographers to work within the somewhat limited budgets available at Columbia Records. I chose photographers and illustrators who I thought would bring interesting takes on my concepts. Sometimes I made a sketch (the Count Basie Super Chief cover—airbrushed by David Willardson—comes to mind). I also liked to encourage illustrators to try new things with their art—a watercolor artist to try oils, a drawer to try paint, a type designer to try rendering in tooled leather. So I did meddle, but I did not force things. I wanted the work to be intriguing, to tell a story, to be a fresh take on the subject.
Nini: Cartoonist R. Crumb's illustration for Big Brother and the Holding Company's Cheap Thrills (1967) appears to have been his only "commercial job," and a somewhat controversial one at that. How did this project come about?
Berg: [Janis] Joplin commissioned it, and she delivered Cheap Thrills to me personally in the office. There were no changes with R. Crumb. He refused to be paid, saying, "I don't want Columbia's filthy lucre."
Nini: The series you did over the life of the band Chicago is a real landmark in record cover design. What kind of ideas and approaches were you applying through these covers?
Berg: Chicago was a unique situation. Jim Guercio, the musical mind behind the band as well as the band's manager, and I never wanted to show the band on the album covers (with the exception of the greatest hits cover). The Chicago logo—I think the first band logo, per se—was fashioned for me by Nick Fasciano from my sketch. If you look carefully, the logo, whether rendered in leather or chocolate, in the form of a map or a bank note, is always the same size and in the same position on the cover. It was great fun to try to figure out yet another way to imagine that logo when a new record cover needed to be done. I think there were a total of 14 before I left the job. The next designers didn't notice the graphic game I had been playing, the consistent size and position. The Chicago logo was inspired by the Coca-Cola logo, by the way.
Nini: Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run is another landmark cover, especially as it takes advantage of the possibilities with the gatefold album sleeve format. How was it conceived?
Berg: The cover for Born to Run walked in the door courtesy of photographer Eric Meola, who had done a photo shoot on spec for Springsteen. Bruce originally wanted a serious, author-like head shot for the cover. I thought that was a boring and without an "idea." I went through the whole photo shoot. I'm a good photo editor, and I found the beautifully charming shot of Bruce and Clarence. I sold the idea to management on the basis of humor and charm. Because of the fold it was an expensive cover to produce. It was an easy sell to Springsteen—the photo is wonderful. Now that cover is an icon. The image has even been copied using Sesame Street characters. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Nini: For many years you operated as a true art director, orchestrating projects with a variety of collaborators. This approach differs somewhat from what many well-known designers do today, where they often establish a "signature style." What do you think about that trend, and do you prefer one approach over another?
Berg: I never directly thought about a "style" to my work. I was just trying to come up with a graphic solution, a concept for each project. If a style evolved over the years, it might be inventive typography concepts, one where the letterforms seem to illustrate what the words are saying—Dave Brubeck's Bossa Nova USA for example. Sometimes an illustration would solve the problem, sometimes a photograph. Those projects were great fun to do. On Thelonius Monk's Underground, a project with photographers Steve Horn and Norman Griner, the title of the album came from a current jazz movement, which I twisted into a version of the French anti-Nazi underground of World War II. An entire set was built and the scene was full of costumed extras. There was no problem with budgets in those days. I won a Grammy for that cover, by the way. Again with Horn/Griner, I devised the cover of Switched-on Bach with [a stand-in for] Bach and a Moog synthesizer.
And there were the times when I was just plain lucky, as with Richard Avedon's photo of a leaping and pointing Sly Stone. I chose the picture from the shoot and cropped it slightly to have the pointing finger touch the edge of the cover. Avedon said my design was the best album ever done from one of his pictures.
Nini: In your work I see interplay between word and image, sometimes humorous, and attention to typographic detail. Would you agree that these issues were important to you? Also, while your work naturally reflects the time it was made, much of it appears to have a directness and simplicity that holds up well over the years. Was this a concern of yours, too?
Berg: I think it's a result of classic principals of graphics with applications of good old storytelling, humor and great ideas. I enjoy the interplay between image and word—and humor plays a part where it can. The work should be fun, either to look at or fun for the imagination. I think the work is direct, and I am glad to think it holds up over the years. Is that not the definition of classic?
Nini: Were there any designers from the past or contemporaries whose work you found particularly influential?
Berg: A.M. Cassandre, the great French poster artist who combined graphic design, illustration and high style. Henry Wolf, art director of Esquire and Harper's Bazaar in the '50s, used wonderful typography in those magazines. Paul Rand, whose work was similar to Cassandre in terms of style. Reid Miles, photographer and designer of jazz albums for Blue Note, whose great sense of typography was a constant source of inspiration. Gene Federico, a brilliant advertising art director who created the IBM campaign. Lou Dorfsman, who wore many hats at CBS as chief designer, was a mentor and played a pivotal role in the world of graphic design at CBS corporate. Milton Glaser, a designer's designer. Alvin Lustig, who we lost too young—he was just about the classiest designer there ever was. I noticed his work while I was still working in Atlanta, and I bought album covers he designed—before I had a record player! Alex Steinweiss was the godfather of album design at Columbia Records and, by extension, the whole business of graphics in music.
Nini: New York in the '60s seems to have been a very special place, with culture and commerce coming together in ways they hadn't before. You were able to have an active role in shaping the popular culture of the era. Do you have any particular thoughts reflecting back on that time?
Berg: I had the best possible job at the best possible time to have that job, at the center of the graphic universe. These days the dream jobs are in magazines, but at that time the job every design student wanted was doing record covers. Working at Columbia/CBS was like going to Harvard—hard to get into, but gave a wonderful education. The record companies in those days launched graphic superstars. It was a very heady time, and I know you can't capture in the tiny CD format what we accomplished graphically in the 12-inch square that was the record album. Columbia Records produced hundreds of records every year. I made sure that they had graphic integrity. That was my job.
CORRECTION: In the introduction, the author originally referred to John Berg's office on New York's Seventh Avenue. The reference is not false, but perhaps not the most accurate. Columbia Records was located there when Berg started in the early 1960s, but moved later that decade to West 52nd Street and Sixth Avenue.


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By JEFF PICKELL
In honor of the World Cup, which I'm sure few around here actually care about, I've decided to share three soccer-related vignettes this week. I've been a waxing and waning soccer fan all of my life; the amount of love I have for the sport is generally based on how much I enjoyed the last game I played in.
I imagine my love for soccer skyrocketed after we beat Mr. Neighbors' team in the sixth grade. It was the final game of the season, and in our first match up, Mr. Neighbors' squad had downed us 4-0 without winding themselves.
Mr. Neighbors was the coolest teacher at Highland Elementary. He played his guitar while he supervised lunch, organized nature hikes and kickball games, made up spooky stories during class camping trips, and did all sorts of other neat things.
The problem was that Mr. Neighbors was a traditional school year teacher. We were in the year-round program, so we hated his guts out. And we hated more his team—full of cheery, traditionally-schooled lads with fine hair cuts, fine smiles and sportsmanship their parents could be proud of.
I was carded for yelling at my teammates more games than not. Sean O'Rourke was famed for hawking loogies at the defense. Our coach was repeatedly reprimanded for swearing at us. He called it swearing "to" us, not "at" us, though.
Come to think of it, we were the bad guys. We deserved to lose. But I was fired up. We, the Falcons, were fired up. Probably by evil. Still, Mr. Neighbors' boys came off the first half up 1-0, and things were looking pretty dire in the second. But this didn't stop me from talking trash—and capitalizing on a good pass forward from midfield.
As I tore down the right sideline, I remember thinking to the defender, "You're fast, but today, you're not as fast as me." When I got near the penalty box, I faked to the right, which staggered both the defender and the keeper, then sent a wobbler into the left side of the net, finishing with a favorite Calvin and Hobbes line: "Take that, you armored maggots from Mars!"
When the ref whistled goal, I screamed. At nobody in particular. I just thought it would be cool and extra cathartic to clench my fists and scream. We won the game 2-1 after O'Rourke lofted one in from beyond the box.
The next story is more bittersweet.
In seventh grade, I joined the Waterford Warriors as a right forward, but volunteered for back up goalie duties, even though I didn't really want them. I thought I was going to get the starting forward position. I must have been smoking crack—the starter from day one was my close friend, Kevin Oakley.
However, I got the starting goalie job for the semi-final game of our first tournament—despite all his fancy gear, the original starting goalie was awful.
After the first half, I went to the sideline and took off my goalie shirt. I was angry the coach put me in the net for such an important game on such short notice. I was angry at myself for letting two goals in. I was angry because I wanted to play forward. I was stupid because I was in seventh grade.
"What are you doing?" asked the coach. "Put your shirt back on."
"I'd rather sit on the bench than go back out there," I replied.
"Fine," he said.
Of all the stupid things to say to a coach.
I would call the final journal entry a return to form, but it occurs during my senior year of college and my physical form had deteriorated markedly since seventh grade.
I was again between the posts, this time for my intramural side, The Wolf. Somehow, we made it to the finals. Somehow, we made it to a shootout. I'd like to think it's because of my net prowess, but it was mainly because my roommate and head defender, Pat Mobley, can dribble and kick, which are skills I lack.
But I can tackle, so that's what I did.
Just before the shootout began, Ken, the resident muscle head, had misgivings about me and ordered me out of the net.
With a face of stone, I said, "No. I've taken us this far. I'll bring her home."
To my surprise, my teammates agreed with me. Talk about strengthened resolve.
We still lost, and the defeat was disappointing, but few things are more exhilarating than knowing you've won the faith of your teammates—finally.– June 14, 2006


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Chris D'Elia has landed the lead in Bill Lawrence's NBC pilot Undateable, TVGuide.com has learned.
In the comedy, a group of friends, dubbed the "Undateables," welcome a more confident guy (D'Elia) to their fold. D'Elia's Danny is attractive and impervious to outside opinions, which is why he helps his new roommate Justin (Brent Morin) and Justin's undateable friends try to transform.
Get all the latest pilot season scoop here
D'Elia's casting is in second position to NBC's Whitney, which has not yet been canceled by the network, but since the Peacock produces both projects, it seems likely the Whitney Cummings comedy won't return. D'Elia will next appear on Comedy Central for a new special set to air in April.
Due Date scribe Adam Sztykiel will write and executive-produce with Cougar Town's Lawrence. Rick Glassman will also co-star.


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The world depends on mariners. Mariners depend on SCI. And we depend on you.
Photos of seafarers and vessels in Port Newark, NJ, taken July 6 2017
Photos by David Rider, President & Executive Director
SCI maintains a staff of professional chaplains with interfaith and cross-cultural backgrounds. Chaplains and volunteers assist thousands each year, extending a hand of friendship and hospitality.


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Singer PAMELA MOORE To Perform With TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE
Female vocalist Pamela Moore, who is best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II", will join the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE on stage on October 27 at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington.
Commented the group: "[Pamela] is considered family to the band, part of QUEENSRŸCHE's legacy, and has won the hearts of the amazing QUEENSRŸCHE fans. It is our privilege to share the stage with her once again!"
Singer Geoff Tate, who was fired from QUEENSRŸCHE in June after fronting the group for three decades, recently sought to prevent his former bandmates from touring and operating under the QUEENSRŸCHE name without him. While ruling against Tate, the presiding judge determined that there was no legal hurdle in Tate also using the name with an all-new lineup of musicians. "I don't see any reason that Mr. Tate can't have the benefit, if he gets other members, of whatever name he uses of using the brand," Superior Court Judge Carol A. Schapira said during the July 13 court hearing. "I think [doing that would be] inherently confusing, although I'm sure the market can get these things sorted out," she added.
On September 2, Tate announced that he was launching his own version of QUEENSRŸCHE with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer, former QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE and WHITESNAKE bassist Rudy Sarzo and former MEGADETH and KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover. Also on board in the new group are returning QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Kelly Gray — who played with the band from 1998 until 2001 and also produced several of their albums — and keyboardist Randy Gane, who has toured and recorded with QUEENSRŸCHE and Geoff's solo group in the past.
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Para Hockey :: Para Hockey FactsOVERVIEW: (Source: Canadian Paralympic Committee / International Paralympic Committee)
Para hockey is the Paralympic version of Ice hockey and, since its debut on the Paralympic program at the 1994 Lillehammer Paralympic Winter Games, it is quickly becoming one of the biggest attractions for spectators at the Paralympic Winter Games. It is fast-paced, highly physical and played by male athletes with a
Like hockey, each team has six players on the ice, including the goaltender. Teams are comprised of a maximum of 15 male players per team, including two goaltenders. To be eligible to compete at the Paralympics, athletes must have a disability of permanent nature in the lower part of the body that precludes their participation in standing hockey.
Para Hockey is governed by the IPC (International Paralympic Committee) through the International Paralympic Ice Hockey Committee. It follows the rules of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) with a few modifications.
Athletes site strapped into a metal frame that rests on two regular-sized ice-skate blades. The sled is raised high enough to allow the puck to pass underneath. Athletes use two 75 cm long hockey sticks, with spikes on one end and blades on the other. The spike is used to propel the sled across the ice, and the slightly curved blade is used to handle the puck.
The goaltender may have an additional pick at the base end of his stick and may use an additional stick with a blade or a trapper globe with teeth.
To participate in IPC competitions and sanctioned events (i.e. Paralympic Winter Games), athletes must have an impairment of permanent nature in the lower part of the body of such a degree that it is obvious and easily recognizable and makes ordinary skating – and consequently ice hockey playing impossible.
Examples include amputation (leg, foot), paresis (loss of 10 muscle points in both legs), joint immobility, cerebral palsy and leg shortening of at least 7 cm.


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What I've Been Up To, Part 1
Cripes, just when I think I'm getting back into a regular blogging roll, my train of thought gets all derailed. When I posted last Thursday, I was getting ready to go to my first-ever professional football game, a preseason matchup between the Eagles and the Patriots.
I never knew parking was so much more expensive for football games than for baseball games! Thank goodness we'd gotten the tickets themselves for free. The weather cleared up nicely, and we had a pleasant evening. The Patriots were looking pretty good, but the Eagles unfortunately were not.
On Sunday, we made our way to Reading for Kids Club Game #4 at the Reading Phillies. Upon entering the stadium the kids received the special giveaway that day, the Crazy Hot Dog Vendor laundry hamper.
The special activity for Kids Club members was a pregame question-and-answer session with several of the R-Phils players.
From left to right are catcher Kevin Nelson, pitchers Chance Chapman and Scott Mathieson, and outfielder Kevin Mahar. Instead of typical baseball-related questions you'd expect from adults, kids are apparently interested in all kinds of other information. Questions ranged from "What's your favorite football/basketball/hockey team?" to "How much money do you make?" (answer: "Not enough!") to "Where do you live during the off-season?" (Chapman sheepishly revealed he still lives with his parents).
So what burning questions did my offspring have? From my 11-year-old son came "What's your favorite video game?" (NHL '09 for Mahar, Rock Band for Chapman, and Mario Kart for Nelson. Mathieson didn't seem to have a favorite.) and "What's your favorite TV show?" (Mathieson: "The Office"; Chapman: "Lost").
Nelson and Mahar had to leave for batting practice about halfway through.
My 8-year-old daughter needed to know "Do you have any pets?" (a cat and dog for Chapman, and a dog for Mathieson) and "Are you married?" (a resounding "No!" from Chapman, yes for Mathieson).
After the Q and A session, we had time to mosey around until the game started. Several R-Phils players stopped on their way between the field and the clubhouse to sign autographs, including top pitching prospect Kyle Drabek.
As Reading's stadium has been around since 1951, it's not the most modern. The players have to cross the public concourse to get between the field and the clubhouses.
Mike Stutes was on the mound for Reading:
and Eric Niesen took to the hill for the visiting Binghamton Mets.
Both starters pitched well, and the teams traded zeroes on the scoreboard throughout the afternoon.
Did I mention it was really hot? I would not have wanted to be dressed in these suits:
Yes, they are racing vegetables. In addition to the broccoli and cauliflower represented here, there were also lettuce and bagged veggies participating. My daughter was rooting for the broccoli, since it is the only vegetable she will actually eat, and indeed the broccoli emerged victorious.
An inning or two later, we were treated to the kid-sized food race:
The sundae (who was running barefoot) was the clear winner over the pizza slice and the popcorn.
Back to the game. It seemed neither team wanted to win, and the prospect of extra innings loomed as we went to the bottom of the ninth with the score 0-0. Highly touted prospect Domonic Brown
led off the inning. With only the fourth hit of the game for the R-Phils, Brown got things started when he smoked a double to left-center.
The next batter, who shall remain nameless after striking out in his first three at-bats, attempted a sacrifice bunt but popped out to the pitcher, forcing Brown to hold at second. The next batter was intentionally walked, bringing up Kevin Mahar, from our pregame Q and A. Mahar hit a hard grounder to the second baseman, who made a diving stop but then launched it over the head of the first baseman, allowing Brown to easily score the winning run. R-Phils win, 1-0!
The kids are now eagerly looking forward to the final Kids Club game of the season, on August 30, which will feature a pregame photo session with the players, and postgame fireworks.
In Part 2 of What I've Been Up To, hopefully forthcoming sooner rather than later, I'll cover my day this past Wednesday at the Phillies Baseball 101 for Women event, featuring a photo op with the World Series trophy, on-field sessions with the Phillies coaches, Q and A sessions with J.A. Happ, Charlie Manuel, umpire Laz Diaz, and radio personalities Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen, and of course a ticket to that night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Historic SouthEnd is located 1.5 miles from center city Charlotte and borders the historic Dilworth neighborhood. SouthEnd has its beginning in the 1850s when the first railroad line came to Charlotte, connecting the Queen City to Columbia and Charleston, SC. Over the years a thriving manufacturing community sprang up along the tracks, centered on the burgeoning textile industry. The area experienced a revival in the 1990s as restaurants, shops, and design-related industries discovered the beauty and versatility of the old mills and warehouses. Many warehouses have also been converted into upscale condominiums. The addition of Charlotte's light rail system has spouted new development along the tracks, providing easy access to nearby Center City Charlotte. SouthEnd has become a very popular spot for shops, restaurants and urban living.
Don't miss: A trip to the SouthEnd Trolley Museum and a ride on Charlotte's oldest surviving, fully restored streetcar, car #85. Camden Yards features the Design Center and Pike's Old Fashioned Soda Shop. Price's Chicken Coop has some of the best fried chicken in Charlotte with lines out the door at lunchtime. Mac's Speedshop on South Blvd. has the best pulled pork BBQ in Charlotte, and draws a huge crowd all day long. Nikko is a hot Southend destination for Sushi, located in SouthEnd's "pink building".


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Wynonna Judd Gets Engaged
Wynonna Judd got perhaps the Christmas gift of a lifetime this year. According to PEOPLE, Judd became engaged to her boyfriend, Cactus Moser, on Christmas Eve. The pair have been dating since 2009 and together make up touring group Wynonna and the Big Noise.
This will be a third marriage for Judd, and the good fortune comes following a sequence of tumultuous events in the singer's life. In 2010, the 'I Saw the Light' songstress faced multiple health scares and survived a head-on collision, which inspired her to turn her life around by losing more than 50 pounds and coming back together with her mother, Naomi.
Judd divorced her most recent ex-husband, D.R. Roach, in 2007 after half a decade. In 1998, she called it quits with her first husband, Arch Kelly III, with whom she has two teenage children.
No details have been released yet about when or where Judd and Moser will tie the knot. Congratulations to the happy couple!
You can wish her well at her show at her New Year's Eve show at Mystic Lake Casino!


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Ray City School students were among the girls and boys who attended 1931 summer courses at Camp Wilkins in Athens, GA. Camp Wilkins was built in 1924 as the first state 4-H camp in the nation.
According to the New Georgia Encyclopedia,
"The roots of the Georgia 4-H Club began in 1904 in Newton County as a countywide boys' corn club. Statewide corn- and cotton-growing contests were held in 1906. Chicken and pig contests were held in 1908. In that same year the program was also extended to black youngsters. Club work for girls began in Hancock County in 1906 and consisted of garden clubs, tomato clubs, and canning clubs. By 1911 more than 1,500 girls were active in the pre-4-H Club activities. In 1924 the nation's first state 4-H camp, Camp Wilkins, was built on the University of Georgia campus."
A short course of nine weeks is given every summer for the boys and girls who have won scholarships in the different agricultural and home economics clubs of the state. This course is also open to boys and girls who do not win scholarships.
Scholarships in the short courses are given by fair associations, chambers of commerce, women's clubs, banks, and other public-spirited organizations and individuals who are interested in stimulating education in agriculture and home economics among boys and girls.
Every year more than 2,000 boys and girls take advantage of the elementary instruction which is made very practical indeed and is visualized as far as possible by application and illustration."


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VANCOUVER — We are all Canucks. Except for the 11 guys who skated Monday at UBC's Father Bauer Arena.
In their first skate since the National Hockey League lockout took effect on the weekend, the players made a point by turning their Canuck practice jerseys inside out.
"I don't know who the first guy to do it was, but we're no longer employed by the Canucks so we're not going to be representing them," said defenceman Kevin Bieksa. "It's not a big deal. I think somebody actually said they preferred that we had it inside out. I don't care either way. Still got the Canucks' (logo) on the pants and the helmet. Who really cares."
The Canuck regulars who skated Monday included Bieksa, Dan Hamhuis, Cory Schneider, Maxim Lapierre and Daniel and Henrik Sedin.
"I'm not sure whose decision it was, but I mean, it makes sense," Schneider said of the jersey reversal.
WAITING GAME: A number of NHL players have already signed with European teams, but most of the Canucks seem to be taking a wait-and-see attitude about chasing overseas employment.
"I think it's too early to talk about that," Bieksa said. "It's in the back of everybody's mind, I think. I don't think too many people want to miss an entire season of hockey. We are going to be doing this (working out in Vancouver) for a few weeks and see how talks go and I guess in a month or two we'll make our minds as far as that is concerned."
By that time, of course, it might be tough to find a job in Europe.
"Obviously things are going to be pretty clogged up," Bieksa said. "You are looking at 750 players looking for a job and then you have all the guys who have been overseas for a while that have contracts and then there's the import rule and all that. There's a lot of factors, it's complicated. Hopefully it doesn't get to that point."
HEADING HOME?: Danish reports on Monday indicated winger Jannik Hansen is contemplating signing to play in Denmark during the lockout.
Hansen's former team, the Rødovre Mighty Bulls, have put out feelers to Hansen, who wants to wait awhile before committing to a deal.
"I'm a little reluctant to go home to play for a month or three weeks," he told Danish media. "I will wait a little and hopefully soon get a little clarity. Because if this is short, then there is no reason to go home and play. But if it is a whole season, I will of course play."
ESCROW EXCITEMENT: If the lockout delays the start of the regular season, the players will miss their first pay cheques in mid-October. But they won't be starving. At about exactly that time they are scheduled to receive their escrow cheques from the NHL.
Last season, the players had 8.5 per cent of their salaries put into escrow. But with record league revenues, they are getting almost all of it back in mid- to late October.
That means Cory Schneider won't have do something he joked about on Monday.
"Might go work at a gas station for a little bit if that's allowed, but I think my (Canadian) work permit says I have to play hockey only," he said.
Based on his $900,000 US salary last season, Schneider's escrow cheque next month should amount to about $72,000 before taxes.
NO. 1 and ONLY GOALIE: Roberto Luongo returned to his Florida home on the weekend and Eddie Lack is in Chicago preparing for the start of the Wolves' AHL training camp. So that leaves Schneider as the only goalie participating in this week's informal workouts.
This probably isn't what Schneider had in mind when he became the team's No. 1 goalie.
"The hard thing being a goalie is that it's hard to duck out or leave early," he said with a smile. "I think we'll probably see if anyone else is around who wants to come skate, but I don't mind it right now."
ICE CHIPS: The players have to pay for the ice they are using at UBC and also must launder their own jerseys ... Former Canuck and current L.A. King Willie Mitchell skated at UBC on Monday.
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Team Xbox was proud to host the 18th annual Women in Gaming Rally during GDC 2018. This year we hosted over 700 industry professionals and the event continues to be a place where this vibrant community can come together, network, hear from their peers and celebrate their accomplishments.
Hosted at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. The Rally included a series of panels and keynotes where women across the gaming industry discussed game design, inclusivity in tech and much more. Find great shots from our event photobooth and watch the talks on Microsoft's Channel 9 below:
Welcome Remarks at Power Up Lunch
Keynote with Lisy Kane, hosted by Bonnie Ross
We Made This Game Panel
Pitch Perfect Panel
Creating Your Character Panel
During the Rally we also we caught up with Dana Christo, Associate Programmer at Bethesda, and talked with her about her experience as a woman in the gaming industry. Watch the feature about her here.
We look forward to hosting this great developer community again next year.


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Triumph Speedmaster
Make Model
Four stroke, parallel twin
cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder, 270° firing interval
Max Power
Max Torque
Front Suspension
Rear Suspension
Front Brakes
Rear Brakes
Front Tyre
100/90 - 19
Rear Tyre
Dry Weight
Wet Weight
Fuel Capacity
Consumption Average
Long, low,
blacked out and mean, the Speedmaster echoes the hot-rod cruiser
theme but adds a very British spin with some classic Triumph
parallel twin power.
Built to be an engaging entry level bike
that's also ideal for riders moving to their first big bike the
Speedmaster has the zest and handling to keep experienced riders
happy too.
Everything about it is laid back and easy.
The low rider look is a classic one reflecting the style of
homebuilt hot-rods on both sides of the Atlantic.
But the soul of any bike is its engine.
And that's where the Speedmaster stands out even more, with an
air-cooled twin that is steeped in our long and colourful
All this means you have a highly capable
motorcycle that has a great feel and delivers satisfying
performance every single day.
The output peaks at a muscular 61PS and
there's strong torque from low in the rev range, with a maximum
of 53lb.ft at just 3300rpm. To you that means plenty of thrust
at a flick of the wrist without needing to resort to the slick
gear change.
Parallel Twin
The Speedmaster's parallel twin is such a
refreshing change with its roots in the very engines that
brought us to the forefront of motorcycling during the 1950s and
1960s - the golden era of British twins.
Still very much a classic-looking Triumph
engine, we have built it using modern Triumph technology,
cleverly hiding it behind that traditional exterior.
We've also retained the air cooling to
give you a bike that looks right but, although it seems to have
twin carburettors, the Speedmaster is fuelled by a modern
electronic fuel injection system for high efficiency, plenty of
smooth and accessible power and exceptional fuel consumption.
The engine feels great thanks to the 270
degree crankshaft design which results in a lazy, uneven beat
from the mellow exhaust note to match the easy pull of the
motor. We've made sure that vibration levels are just enough to
let you know there's an engine working hard beneath you but
without intruding on your general ride or comfort.
And, inside the old-style cylinders we've
added double overhead camshafts, eight valves and a fully
integrated crankshaft, clutch and gearbox. All with a
comprehensive engine management system to handle the ignition as
well as fuel injection.
Fuel Efficiency
The Speedmaster is laid-back and easy on
the fuel too. It can manage 71.1mpg at a steady 56mph and even
at 75mph you'll be sipping fuel at 55.5mpg.
Holding everything together and keeping it
in line is our traditional-style tubular steel cradle frame with
steel swingarm, using the engine as an essential component to
give you exceptional rigidity for stable, sure-footed handling.
The suspension doesn't suffer for the sake
of the Speedmaster's style.
We fitted high quality KYB forks and
shocks with a generous 120mm travel at the front and 96mm travel
at the rear, enough to cope with poor conditioned back-roads as
well as maintained highways.
The shocks are preload adjustable too, so
you can find the perfect balance and stance whether you're
travelling light or fully loaded with a passenger and the
accessory luggage.
Forming the backbone of the Speedmaster's
long, low style and at the same time providing it with
exceptionally easy, well-balanced handling. We've made a chassis
for the most inexperienced riders can manage and seasoned ones
can enjoy.
We raked the forks out at an extreme 33.8
degrees in true hot-rod style and kept the trail figure long at
170.4mm. We stretched the wheelbase out too at a lengthy 1606mm
but because we've kept the centre of gravity low and very
carefully matched the geometry, the Speedmaster still steers
with that easy, engaging feel that makes even tight, low speed
corners a breeze. And stability at higher speeds of course is
exceptionally good.
We put a single 310mm disc at the front
backed up by the 285mm rear disc to help maintain the bike's
lean look, but together they still provide plenty of power with
good feedback to make sure the Speedmaster stops as well as it
Riding Position
As a Speedmaster rider you adopt a relaxed
position, feet well forward and hands wide apart on the pulled
back bars. Sitting just 690mm from the ground the Speedmaster is
very easy to manage even at walking pace. And it's comfortable
when the pace increases, so you can take in the scenery and just
enjoy the ride.
It's laid-back style suits a wide range of
riders and is a great choice for anyone that finds other bikes
too much of a stretch to the ground.


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Original article published in extension daily. Author: Katie Nichols
It's no secret that the summers in Alabama are hot and dry. This year is no exception. Yards and pastures are suffering from heat stress.
An Alabama Extension Crop Specialist has recommendations for farmers struggling with weed suppression in pasture systems.
Weed Control in a Drought
Dr. Steve Li said weed control during a drought is typically very difficult.
"Under drought conditions, all plants slow down growth," he said. "Plants will develop a thick cuticle and metabolism slows down. They will also try to close the stomata during the day to conserve water. After the stomata is closed, there is very little carbon dioxide in the plant and the photosynthetic rate drops significantly."
Many herbicides target the photosynthetic process, so with a slowed rate of photosynthesis herbicides may not work as well.
Li said in a drought situation, producers should think twice before going to the sprayer.
"Weeds seem to grow in a quick flush after a rain," Li said. "Instead of wasting a herbicide application on dry weeds, wait until after a rain to apply. You will most likely have healthier weeds to spray."
It is important to use surfactant and ammonium sulfate during herbicide application. This will assist plant uptake of the herbicide. Consult the herbicide label for manufacturer requirements.
Whether there is rain or no rain, Li said one option for weed control is to mow the pasture. The weeds are still sensitive to leaf blade in any condition. Another option is to utilize irrigation in the pasture and hay field if it is available to you. A quick shower from the irrigation system would have a noticeable impact on plant uptake of herbicides.
When to Spray Perennial Weeds
Most farmers are familiar with perennial weeds causing issues on the farm. Blackberry and dewberry, ironweed, kudzu, passionflower, Chinese privet, Japanese honeysuckle, Cherokee rose, trifoliate orange and unwanted woody brush are good examples of perennial weeds that cause issues in pasture systems.
The most effective time to spray perennial weeds is in late summer and early fall. Later in the season perennial weeds will begin getting into the reproduction stage.
"Typically, plants are more sensitive to stress and herbicides in the reproductive stage as compared to earlier in the season when they are in the vegetative growth stage," Li said.
Perennial plants will be making photosynthetic products later in the season and move them into reproductive organs. Spraying herbicide at this point in the year allows the herbicides to translocate into the storage organs of the plant along with the carbohydrates, amino acids and other photosynthetic products, giving the herbicide a better chance of killing the plant and prevent regrowth in future.
"In many cases, the storage organs are also reproductive organs," he said. "If you don't kill the storage organs, you do not kill the weed. Kudzu root is a classic example. This is one of the major challenges of perennial weed control. Preventing regrowth and continuous control effort are always required for successful perennial weed control."
Other Considerations Herbicide Applications
Herbicide applications must be timely and carefully calculated. Spray drift is a factor that could cause lots of problems for sensitive row crops like soybean, cotton and vegetables. When spraying drift is a concern, always use large droplets, lower pressure (around 40 PSI), low driving speed (below 10 mph) and low boom height (18-20 inches above canopy) with a boom-type sprayer. Spray only when the wind speed is less than 10 mph and blowing away from the sensitive crop.
It is important to ensure good coverage. When spraying perennial weeds—especially brush-type weeds—the stand can be very thick, so increasing the sprayer output may help push the spray droplets through the dense canopy. If the weed stand is too thick, mowing may be required before applying herbicides.
"Repeated applications for perennial weed control is the key," Li said. "You may start with 100 weed plants in one field, and after three years you may only have five plants left. If you do not do something to those five plants and turn them loose, they will grow back and multiply quickly."
It is a constant battle to suppress the weed population. Weed eradication is difficult, but continuously controlling the population is better than the alternative of letting it run rampant in pastures and hay fields. Growing forage or hay and preventing overgrazing are also critical to weed control. Thin forage or hay, large bare ground and overgrazing always lead to future weed problem if there is a lack of weed-crop competition.
More Information
For more information, visit www.aces.edu and look for the Forage team webpage. More information on herbicide applications in row crops can be found here. You can also listen to the Forage Focus webinar in its entirety here.


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Delcam will launch the 2012 version of its DentMILL computer-aided machining software for dental restorations at two events in Chicago next month, the Cal-Lab Annual Meeting at the Westin Hotel on 23rd February and Lab Day Chicago at the Sheraton Hotel on 24th and 25th February. Highlights of the new release include an easier-to-use interface, closer integration with the DentCAD design software and Delcam's OrderManager software to give a faster and more efficient workflow, more efficient nesting to allow improved material usage, and new strategies offering smoother machining and better surface finish.
DentMILL makes it easy for technicians with minimal experience of computer-aided manufacturing to produce restorations using the latest machining technology. It is based on Delcam's award-winning PowerMILL CAM system, which is widely acknowledged to be a leader in high-speed and five-axis machining. This allows the software to offer a far wider range of proven machining strategies than is available in other dental CAM programs.
This range of strategies allows all types of dental restoration to be produced rapidly and accurately. In particular, the availability of advanced five-axis machining options helps to reduce material wastage, minimise hand finishing operations by removing undercut regions, and give more flexibility when machining crowns and bridges.
DentMILL is part of Delcam's complete, closely-integrated dental solution, which covers every stage from accurately capturing the implant position and orientation, through to the high-precision, multi-axis milling of restorations, with a management system to track every stage of the process. Even though Delcam is the only company able to offer such a complete solution, the company remains committed to its drive to replace "closed" manufacturing methods, in which the user is restricted to the use of a limited range of equipment and materials, with "open" systems, in which manufacturers can combine their own choice of equipment and software, and then use a broad variety of materials. Thus, DentMILL can take models from most dental design systems and generate toolpaths for a range of machine tools.
The most obvious change to DentMILL is improved integration into the DentCAD workflow, including the introduction of a new user interface that replicates the easy-to-use style introduced in the 2010 version of DentCAD. This features a reduced number of toolbars to allow the maximum screen space for toolpath generation and simulation, together with bolder and clearer icons. The new interface has been designed in association with dental laboratories and milling centres to ensure that technicians with limited experience of computer-aided machining will find the software easy to learn and to use.
Material use has been made more efficient with improved and more flexible nesting tools to position the various restorations within the block. In particular, the ability to apply part-to-part pinning has been added, rather than having to use separate sintering pins for each restoration. This increases the number of parts that can be positioned within the block so improving material utilisation.
Background processing in DentMILL allows toolpath calculations to be started on the first items added to the block, while the remaining restorations are still being positioned. This approach reduces the overall calculation times significantly.
DentMILL has also benefited from enhancements to the latest version of PowerMILL. These include a number of new strategies that offer smoother machining to give the best possible surface finish.
Closer integration has also been added between DentMILL and Delcam's OrderManager workflow management software so that the system is updated automatically with manufacturing data as it is generated. The additional automation makes it easier to use the system to manage all the manufacturing steps through to eventual dispatch, and to maintain a 'real-time' view of the centre's total order status. Delcam's OrderManager can be used with the full variety of manufacturing methods as it can easily be tailored to manage any milling centre's individual process steps.
As well as incorporating a high degree of automation, the system has been designed to be extremely easy to use for staff at both the laboratory and the milling centre, thus minimising administration time whilst maximising feedback. All stages of each transaction are logged, providing complete traceability for every order.
For more information, visit: www.dentmill.com / www.cal-lab.org/program.htm / www.lmtmag.com/lmtlabday


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Juliette Kitchen came into the space that used to house Tradition by Pascal with a modern vision of dining, trading plush chairs and white tablecloths for elegantly rustic décor.
The transformation includes a new wood floor and faux bronze coffered ceiling. In between, a menu of creative small plates and gourmet versions of American standards reigns. The result manages to be upscale without feeling stodgy, and so far, that balance has found success among the Newport Beach restaurant's clientele.
During lunch, the dining room is busy enough that reservations would be a good idea for anyone on a tight schedule. Sandwiches and salads dominate the menu, each listing quality ingredients that make this basic fare far from boring.
On the roasted turkey sandwich, pancetta, arugula, tomato and avocado aioli join slices that taste like they've been carved from some Norman Rockwell fantasy. This is better than what's on the table at Thanksgiving; the turkey remains moist with just a touch of smokiness from slow roasting. Soft, fresh bread stands up to the ample stack of meat. It would feel too heavy without the peppery freshness of arugula and the creamy avocado spread.
Cured salmon ($14) turns a basic salad into a lunchtime treat. The buttery fish is paired with crunchy sprigs of frisée as well as heirloom tomatoes, red onions, pancetta and aged cheddar in a cilantro vinaigrette. It's the kind of salad where lettuce is not the dominant ingredient, so each bite is bright with a variety of flavors and textures. You won't be left picking out the "good stuff." With so many good ingredients, the dressing is wisely applied sparingly to add just a touch of creaminess and spice.
To drink, house-made sodas ($4 each) carry on the theme of quality ingredients. Grapefruit thyme proves to be sweet and refreshing, with the herb adding a slight bitterness. The drink has clear layers of soda water and grapefruit puree that emphasize the difference between this and a soft drink from a can.
For dinner, the menu expands to include charcuterie and a wider selection of small plates. A few main courses such as steak or roasted chicken are available for a more traditional meal, but trying several of the smaller dishes lets diners appreciate the range of the kitchen.
Roasted beets ($10) come in an interesting deconstructed salad with wedges of grapefruit and frisée. A generous sprinkle of goat cheese adds a saltiness that contrasts with the more mellow veggies. Their appeal is the perfect texture – soft, but not mushy. Acidic grapefruit and more of the crisp frisée remind you that this is a salad, barely. Flavors are rounded out with pistachio, dill and aged sherry, and by the last bite, I'm still appreciating the dish's complexities.
Similarly complex is the Tuna Crudo ($16), an architectural stack of ahi, daikon radish and micro greens. The dish is set off with a jalapeno mango sorbet and served in a cool tomato seafood broth. Each bite is refreshing, and the play of different textures makes it stand out from the pack of raw tuna dishes that have swept restaurants.
Pork cheeks ($14) are a simple crowd pleaser. The tender meat flakes apart without being fatty. Juicy roasted peaches bring their warm sweetness to this already satisfying dish.
I expect the gnocchi ($13) to stick to my ribs and am pleasantly surprised to find lightness. The often gluey potato dumplings are instead delicately puffed, with an interior that melts on your tongue. The lightly browned exterior offers savory flavor. Wax beans, radicchio and a dollop of arugula basil pesto give the dish a fresh-from-the-garden feel. Unexpectedly, the plate's protein, duck confit, is not the star of the show. The usually tender confit is on the chewy side. Again, nuts – this time toasted pecans – serve as a crunchy garnish.
It's difficult to save room for dessert, but the sweets are not to be missed. Salted caramel pot de crème ($8) manages to be artistic and satisfying. Layers of rich vanilla and caramel cream are enhanced with a savory pepita brittle topping. On the side, chocolate cookies are perfectly chewy.
With such quality and precision to the food, small missteps stand out more. I found service to be a little uneven – an incorrect side served with my sandwich, a dish whisked away instead of wrapped up to go. Overall, however, the excellence of fine dining is there, if in different trappings than Tradition.
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Bonsoir, Ciboulette! Market gets a bistro
With its ample parking and pleasant seating areas, it's no surprise that the Main Street Market is becoming an increasingly popular place to grab a gourmet sandwich, bowl of soup, or slice of quiche for lunch. It was probably only a matter of time before this gourmet headquarters, one where so many local chefs seem to work, teach, train or shop, got a restaurant of its own– one open at night, I mean.
That time is just about here. José De Brito, the chef-owner of the primarily French prepared food, cheese, and wine emporium Ciboulette and newly local chef Josh Wheaton are getting ready to open a bistro in the bi-level back half of the store.
This off-shoot eatery, which has yet to be officially named (Bistro Ciboulette is a possibility) will specialize in traditional French country bistro fare with an elegant, innovative touch– which translates into appetizers such as an onion tart with spinach and bacon, escargots with parsley butter, and creamy codfish brandade.
Entrées, which will range from $12- $22, include signature dishes like halibut in chive sauce (chive=ciboulette in French!), salmon in mushroom broth, and an updated version of the classic boeuf bourguignon. Plans are to open by mid-November.
De Brito says that opening a bistro has been a part of his dream ever since he started Ciboulette almost two years ago. Though he has always prepared foods for eat-in/take-out sale in the shop, it was his blossoming catering business that gave him the extra nudge he needed.
"Many of my customers have been telling me I should open a restaurant," De Brito told Dish. "There's no traditional French bistro in Charlottesville yet, so maybe it will work."
De Brito's primary obstacle has been the inability to do everything at once– i.e. run the store, cater, and operate a restaurant in the evenings. That's where Wheaton fits into the picture.
A classically trained chef with 10 years of experience in restaurants from Seattle to Santa Fe– and most recently, at Zealous and Jean-Georges Vong in Chicago– Wheaton met De Brito during a visit to Charlottesville last year. They stayed in touch. When the Frenchman's bistro plans started firming up over the summer, Wheaton and his wife decided it was time to leave inner city Chicago for the greener pastures of Charlottesville. Though the two are collaborating on most details, Wheaton will be the bistro's head chef.
The bistro will come to life just as the market dies down- at around 6:30pm. Opening a restaurant in a food emporium seems like a no-brainer, but transforming a brighty lit market complete with cases and coolers into a chic dinner destination does require some doing.
Here, it'll involve moving the stocked shelves, cooler, and other retail paraphernalia from the back to the front of the store, adding a few dining tables, and painting the walls in the main space (burgundy). When the store is officially closed, the food cases will go dim, candles will be lit on finely dressed tables, servers will appear and voila a shop will transform into a bistro, though not entirely.
From the customer's point of view, there are several advantages to dining in a restaurant that doubles as a cheese and wine shop. Two of these involve, well, cheese and wine. As Wheaton does his thing in the open kitchen, De Brito will be on hand to help diners create custom cheese plates from the store's choice selection.
And how does picking any bottle of wine from the shelves for retail price (plus a $5 corking fee) sound? Definitely a first for Charlottesville. Since the definition of a bistro is "a small café serving modest, down-to-earth food and wine" Ciboulette very well could become this town's purest expression of the genre.
Last week Dish brought you a story about French champagne, this week a French bistro– are we in the middle of a new French wave, or are we simply honoring our Jeffersonian roots?
Josh Wheaton and José DeBrito.


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Name: East Feliciana Parish Economic Development District Meeting (EFPEDD)
Date: November 16, 2020
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CST
Website: EFPEDD
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This meeting rotates from the municipalities of Slaughter, Jackson, Wilson, Norwood, and Clinton. PLEASE CALL 225/719-0356 FOR MEETING LOCATION Meets 3rd Monday of every month excluding January & February. Due to Federal Holidays, we push these two meeting back to the 4th Monday.


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The recent profit margin increase is expected to bottom out in the coming months due to a slowdown in inflation and increasing competition in food retail.
- The Portuguese food and beverages sector value added growth is expected to increase 2.5% in 2017 and 1.4% in 2018. Producer price deflation in 2014 and 2015 had a negative impact on business margins, and profitability of food businesses declined due to strong competition and price wars in the food retail segment. However, both consumer and producer food prices increased again in 2016 and H1 of 2017, which had a positive effect on profit margins.
- We expect that the profit margin increase will bottom out in the coming months due to a slowdown in inflation and increasing competition, especially in the food retail segment. At the same time local food businesses face strong competition from international food producers in the Portuguese market.
- The average payment duration in the Portuguese food industry is 60 days. Non-payment notifications and the number of food business insolvencies remained low in 2017, and we expect no increase in 2018 due to the increased resilience of the Portuguese economy. Since 2016 access to bank credit has improved for food businesses, in line with the economic rebound.
- Our underwriting stance for the food sector remains mainly open. However, we are more cautious when underwriting the dairy segment, as businesses in this subsector face more difficulties due to the end of the EU milk quota and lower prices. Additionally, special attention is given to highly geared companies, assessing the evolution of their debt burden and the final use of any significant debt increase. We also pay special attention to the existence of unused commited credit lines and the maturity profile of long-term debt.


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When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, "Doesn't your teacher pay the didrachma?" He said, "Yes."
When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?"
Peter said to him, "From strangers."
Jesus said to him, "Therefore the children are exempt. But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you."
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At Patheos, Holli Emore, Executive Director of Cherry Hill Seminary, writes about her meeting with South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, as part of an interfaith proclamation that was issued for the month of January. Quote: "I don't support Haley politically. But that is not the point; politics is not what brought us together on this occasion. Once elected, Haley became my governor, and I am deeply grateful for her support of interfaith work. To our knowledge, South Carolina is the only state in the U.S. to acknowledge the importance of religious plurality and issue a formal proclamation. Haley may understand, better than any other governor in the nation, that nurturing diversity will strengthen us, not just spiritually, but also economically and in the public sector." Last month, Wild Hunt staff writer Heather Greene wrote about Gov. Haley's proclamation, and the role Emore (as a Pagan) has played in South Carolina's interfaith community.
Back in December I noted the Congressional candidacy of New Age superstar Marianne Williamson, author of the immensely popular self-help book "A Return to Love." Now, the Religion News Service has a piece up about her "prayerful" bid for political office. Quote: "With about four months before primary elections, Williamson is seeking to tap into widespread discontent and disillusionment and apply her own brand of well-packaged, transformational wisdom to stoke 'a people's movement. It's the people who have to intervene, because the political status quo is part of what has taken us to where we are,' Williamson said in an interview this week, highlighting corporate money as a primary cause for the present state of affairs. 'It's an all-hands-on-deck moment.' Williamson launched her campaign in October. She wants to end the status quo of capitulation to corporate money in politics and encourage an engaged, loving electorate." With the recent retirement announcement of Democrat Henry Waxman, who currently holds the contested California seat, what was once a long-shot now seems somewhat more likely.
We talk a lot about the "nones" here at The Wild Hunt, those folks who refuse to be pinned with a religious label, and who have experienced rapid growth in recent years. The ongoing question is: what will their ascent mean for our society and how we conceive religion's role in it? Americans United points to some new data from Baylor University researchers, which shows the United States becoming more religiously diverse, including the rise of "nones" and "others." Quote: "The proportion of Americans who identify with "Other" religious traditions has doubled, an increase that is closely tied to the increased immigration of Asian populations who brought non-western religions (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam) with them. While still a small proportion of the overall population, they contribute greatly to the increased religious diversity of the American religious landscape. In 20 states, scattered in the Midwest and South, Islam is the largest non-Christian religion. Judaism is the largest non-Christian religion in 15 states, mostly in the Northeast, and Buddhism is the largest religion in 13 western states. In Delaware and Arizona, Hinduism is the largest non-Christian religion, while in South Carolina it is the Baha'i."
At the end of January, I profiled how a Buddhist student was harassed by the Christian majority at a public school district in Louisiana, prompting litigation from the ACLU. Since then, the story has exploded across the Internet. Now, prominent culture blog Boing Boing points to an ACLU-penned petition to Attorney General Eric Holder, asking for a federal investigation. Quote: "No child should be subjected to the type of humiliation that our son has endured. The Department of Justice has the power to end this unlawful religious discrimination at schools in Sabine Parish and set an example for the rest of Louisiana— but we have to make sure they take the case. Please join us in calling on the Department of Justice to launch an immediate investigation into this unlawful religious discrimination so that no other child has to go through the harassment that our son has endured." We will keep you updated as this story develops.
This past Thursday was the National Prayer Breakfast, for those who missed it (that would include me). You can read President Obama's full remarks, here. Quote: "Now, here, as Americans, we affirm the freedoms endowed by our Creator, among them freedom of religion. And, yes, this freedom safeguards religion, allowing us to flourish as one of the most religious countries on Earth, but it works the other way, too — because religion strengthens America. Brave men and women of faith have challenged our conscience and brought us closer to our founding ideals, from the abolition of slavery to civil rights, workers' rights." As I've pointed out in the past, despite the bipartisan good-naturedness and calls for religious freedom, the National Prayer Breakfast has deeply problematic elements for anyone who isn't a Christian. Activist groups have called on politicians, to seemingly no avail, to boycott this event. At least the existence of gays and non-believers was invoked this year. Maybe we'll actually get to a point where it's robustly interfaith too.
That's all I have for now, have a great day!


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I've a SPRibbon custom action with the purpose of open an custom app page in a modal dialog, but I'm getting troubles for getting the current web URL, as well, set a reference for a .js with the right code for my function.
I've follow some examples, but still with no success.
this is what I've now, but like this way I retrieve the root site collection web, instead the current web.
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Screenshots of the next generation of iTunes have reportedly surfaced, showing new elements including Facebook integration.
The new shots show a setting whereby you're Facebook account is linked into Apple's media player, with the chosen playlist then shown on your FB page.
The presumption is that you could then view the collaborative playlist in iTunes, and probably less than subtle urgings to buy the songs from Apple.
Third party support?
The Boy Genius Report has also found (well, more was sent) pictures showing iTunes supporting a Samsung PMP, meaning Jobs' lot could have had a third party change of heart.
Obviously these screenshots have to be taken with a full shaker of salt, especially as it seems quite unlikely Apple would want to open up its media player.
That said, Jobs does like to spring the odd surprise once in a while, and multi-device support would probably attract even more users to start seeing iTunes as their primary media player.


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First, I must say that I feel so much better. I feel great. I'm sleeping better, feeling more energized, and I haven't been sick a single time this entire cold and flu season. (Knock on wood!) I have plenty of energy for my workouts, and I've even started running again. Right now I'm more of a jogger/walker, but I look forward to being a healthy, vegan runner.
I've started moving my veganism into other aspects of my life too. As I purchase new health and beauty products, I am doing my best to be sure they were not tested on animals and don't contain animal products. I'm sure I will make mistakes along the way, but I am trying. (And loving some of the new products I've discovered.) As I purchase new shoes, I am resisting the leather ones, even if I love them. If they have leather, they go back on the shelf. One nice side benefit to these is that most of the shoes I find in stores that are vegan are fairly inexpensive.
I am learning how to find vegan food at my favorite restaurants, and also discovering some new restaurants. It feels good to find a vegan "standby" at the places I used to go to frequently for a quick lunch, and I feel like its good to know what I can order at just about any place. I am also learning how to be an advocate for vegan options at restaurants. Although I was unsuccessful in my first venture (inquiring to see if my favorite local pizza parlor was interested in carrying Daiya), I do plan to keep trying. I believe there are probably more vegans in Southern Indiana than people realize, perhaps many of them are just quiet and haven't asked for vegan cheese.


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1)Stick to the Bay Before the Fourth of July
They say history repeats itself. Oh and doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is a definition of insanity. Well every year when the Fluke season opens I hit the ocean in search of my favorite quarry. And typically, for 2 months the keeping (and catching) of Fluke is poor. The water is just too cold. Sure, you can hit a day where everything aligns and you have a nice day but the reality is Ocean Fluke fishing in South NJ really does not get started until August. So, this year I vow to stop wasting gas and time running and gunning looking for just the right spot in the ocean. Rather stick to the bay and inlet until the ocean really warms up.
2)West May Not Always Be Best
There is an old adage when it comes to NJ Fluke fishing that 'West is Best' when it comes to wind direction. Surely, this adage comes with the wisdom that has been passed down through the times. It is hard to argue with and is always a good rule of thumb. However, I will tell you something that may come as a surprise to you. When the wind starts blowing from the south often leads to very good fishing. I am talking early in the southerlies cycle. Usually, the bite will die down once it blows south more than 4 hours but the first 4 hours of south can be awesome. Once the wind has blown from the south for any considerable amount of time it will shut down the fishing due to upwelling.
3)Don't Over Scope
Bucktailing for fluke is one of life's great pastimes. Many fluke fishermen prefer to bucktail as compared to all other methods. On a typical summer day going fluke fishing, the mornings start off with calm winds and you are easily able to drop your bucktails to the bottom. As the day goes on, the wind gradually increases, and you will need to increase the size of your bucktail to keep your line in as perpendicular as possible position. I know when I start my day on a typical day fishing in around 50 ft of water a 3oz bucktail is usually about right to begin fishing. Increase the bucktail in 1 oz increments to hold perpendicular. When no longer possible to hold bottom with 6 or 7 oz bucktails it is probably better just to drop lead and to switch to bait fishing.
4)Different Techniques
Most fluke fishermen will tell you that you need to drift to catch fluke. As the fluke lay on the bottom, they wait for food (bait) to come within their range. So drifting covers the most ground to let you go by the most fluke. On most days, this is not a problem as the day presents enough wind to push the boat along at a fast enough (or too fast) pace. However, that is not always true. The question is what do you do when the conditions are suboptimal? My number 1 answer is power drift. I have been doing this for years and it works. Somewhat amazingly, I remember a day at the 'Tires' (Barnegat Light) when the wind was dead calm. It was a summer weekend day and the Tires was a zoo. I power drifted around catching Fluke while the other boats just sat by and watched. This year I am going to go trolling for Fluke. Kind of like power drifting on steroids but not exactly. When power drifting typically using regular fluke rigs. Trolling with Texas rigs or similar. Anchor and chum also has it's place in your arenal
5) Rainbows of Colors
Some days the color of your jigs is of no importance and the fight bite the same regardless of color. On other days color is of critical importance. Most popular colors are white and chartreuse but it pays to really stock up on a wide variety of colors. Pink, black, and green are also must have colors. On slow days it really pays to experiment as it can make the difference of putting fish in the box or going home with the "SKUNK".


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Hall in Tirol (Tyrol, Austria)
Hall (also called Solbad Hall), a city (pop. 10,535 in 1956; 11,500 in 2001) in the lower Inn Valley, Tyrol, Austria, the old capital of the Inn Valley, the seat of the district court, on the left bank of the Inn, 20 miles (32 km) east of Innsbruck, with which it carries on a lively trade. It has a rich past in the history of Anabaptism in Tyrol, which has been better preserved in archive materials than in the chronicles of the Hutterian Brethren. In 1521 Dr. Jakob Strauss was already working to reform the ceremonies and practices of the church, preaching against corruption in the confessional, calling the monks mis-leaders of the world; but he was not in agreement with the Wittenberg Reformation either. His successor Urban Rhegius also worked with the same idea; thus the Anabaptists in Hall and vicinity found a well-prepared field.
Not only Hall, but also the suburb Mild soon became a center of the Anabaptist movement. The martyr list of the chronicles, to be sure, records only two executions, whereas 68 are recorded for Kitzbühel. The movement evidently moved from Hall to other places which seemed safer at the moment. The town on the Inn also attracted them as the route of many Anabaptists on their way to Moravia.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 236.
Loesche, G. "Tirolensia, Täufertum und Protestantismus." Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft für die Geschichte des Protestantismus in Oesterreich 47 (1926).
Loserth, Johann. Der Anabaptismus in Tirol. Vienna: F. Tempsky, 1892.
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